Striped Shirt Boy Has Mass Appeal

On a nondescript Sunday at the 500 Club, one particular karaoke crooner’s artful rendition of a George Michael song managed to attract the attention of members of both sexes, so much so that they each posted competing Missed Connections vying for his affection.

He must be doing something right!  Team Vag fired the first salvo:

500 Club karaoke – boy in the striped shirt – w4m (mission district)

i liked the way you sang george michael.

i was with my roommate and we split really fast when we realized we were running late to a show.

wish i would have talked to you.

i was the one in the white dress.

p.s. i’ve never posted here before. yikes.

Sensing that the opportunity was slipping way, Team Penis finally got on the board later that night:

Singing George Michael at 500 club on Sunday – m4m – 25 (mission district)

You were singing George Michael at 500 club on Sunday. I’m shy and wearing a green sweater — which is why I didn’t say hi. Email me if you want to grab a drink at 500 club sometime.

No need to fight!  I’m sure there’s plenty of him to go around.  And I wouldn’t have said hi either if I was wearing a green sweater.  The point is that I think it’s safe to say that striped shirts are back (though neither poster specifies vertical or horizontal–this is important, people!).

Stay tuned for more hyper-hyper-hyper-local news!

[Photo (probably not of boy in question) by Scott Annechino, karaoke photographer extraordinaire]

How To Talk To American Apparel Models

Kevin at The Bygone Bureau gives it a shot:

I’ve never felt this way before. I hope you don’t think this is too forward but… would you want to get coffee sometime?

Read on.

Previously:

Banned American Apparel Ad

'Some Kind Of Awesome Convention'

Nice. The Tens captured some highlights from Mission fashion week.

Beerdolero Winner!

Joshua And His New Beerdolero
Congratulations to Joshua, winning the ultimate hamster lifestyle statement, the Rickshaw Bags made Beerdolero, with this haiku:

tepid cans in hand
two arms do not do as much
beerdolero me

Joshua stopped by Bender’s to pick up the prize from a rowdy crew who forced him to “try it out”, to make sure that it works, with their (our) empty, dripping beer cans.

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In case you missed it, check out the other entries here.

And, finally, here’s the winning entry spoken.

Monday Morning Fashion Triumph

When we checked in with Renée here on Friday, she was grappling with a masturbation-related relationship issue.

Well, she seems to have sorted it out over the weekend and moved on to BLAZING NEW TRAILS IN FASHION. Kudos, Renée!

Previous pajama pants:


Late-Night Farolito Fashion Roundup

Monks Love Banksy Too

Photo by Jeff Ctree.

Riot Grrrls

Photo by SaffronSicko.

Eyes in the Back of Your Head

Photo by Shanny Lee Photography.

E.T. Belt Buckle

I just think somebody in the neighborhood should have this. It’s not a reproduction, there’s only one, and it is for sale now, at MakeItMineFinds.

Hipster Baby

Pop Quiz, hotshot:  How do you know when your place of employment has been successfully infiltrated by hipsters?

Answer:  When someone has a baby shower at work and THIS is one of the presents.  My favorite part is how the right pant leg is rolled up so it doesn’t get caught in a bigwheel.

Previously:

American Hipsters Are 70+

Chinese Hipsters Are 40+

LATF Tijuana Hipster

Hipsters Live in the Mission

Hipsters Don’t Deliver

Hipster Pizza

Hipster Wife